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Thursday, January 31, 2013

1905 Graduation Photograph of George Gould, Technical High School at Providence, Rhode Island

1905 graduation photograph of George Gould, a student at the Technical High School at Providence, Rhode Island.The photograph itself is 4" x 3"; the piece mounted is 10" x 7". It was found with 15 similar photographs of 6 other men and 9 women. Most of the photographs, if not all, were taken by the Edgar K. Horton studio of Providence.A list of the people in the photographs appears at the end of this post.

From online research, hopefully correct: [corrections welcome!]I found several possibilities for a George Gould in the Providence, Rhode Island area during the relevant time frame.It's possible that the young man in the photograph was George Herbert Gould, born 7 December 1886 at Attleboro, Massachusetts, son of George A. and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gould.This George Gould married Grace Green of Canada and was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Providence, Rhode Island. They had at least two children, both sons.If you have a theory about the identity of the George Gould in the graduation photograph, please leave a comment or contact me directly. Thanks!People in the 16 photographs: